.su

.su
Introduced	1990
TLD type	Country code top-level domain
Status	Active
Registry	Russian Institute for Public Networks
Sponsor	Russian Institute for Public Networks
Intended use	Entities from the Soviet Union
Actual use	Entities from the post-Soviet states
Registered domains	120,294 (May 2013)
Registration restrictions	None
Structure	Registrations are permitted directly at the second level
Dispute policies	None
Website	RUcenter
DNSSEC	yes

.su was assigned as the country code top-level domain for the Soviet Union on 19 September 1990. Even though the Soviet Union itself was dissolved a mere 14 months later, the .su top-level domain remains in use today. It is administered by the Russian Institute for Public Networks (RIPN, or RosNIIROS in Russian transcription).

History[edit]

In 2001, the managers of the domain stated that they will commence accepting new .su registrations,^{[citation needed]} but it is unclear whether this action is compatible with ICANN policies. ICANN has expressed intentions to terminate the .su domain^[when?] and IANA states that the domain is being phased out,^[2] but lobbyists stated in September 2007 that they had started negotiations with ICANN on retaining the domain.^[3] In the first quarter of 2008, .su registrations increased by 45%.^[4]